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  • All Bets Are Off: Intrade Shuts Door To U.S. Customers
    The move came Monday just hours after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission accused the Ireland-based company of violating the agency's ban on off-exchange options trading. The prediction website takes bets on everything from economic results to the prospects of war to which movie will win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
  • Last year, Tom Mather caught 15,000 deer ticks in the woods of southern Rhode Island. "People really need to become tick literate," the University of Rhode Island researcher says.
    To Fight Tick-Borne Disease, Someone Has To Catch Ticks
    A Rhode Island researcher is a master at collecting deer ticks where other people overlook them. He caught 15,000 of them last year, and his success is a sign of a growing problem. Tick-borne diseases are on the rise.
  • Palestinians walking in front of a mural of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City earlier today.
    Arafat's Grave Opened, Samples Taken To Be Tested For Poison
    The Palestinian leader died eight years ago. Earlier this year, his widow gave investigators some of his clothes and tests showed what might be traces of lethal polonium-210. His remains will now be tested.
  • KY Senate Republicans to Choose Leaders
    Kentucky’s Republican state senators will choose that chamber’s next president today in Frankfort. GOP Floor Leader Robert Stivers and independent Senator…
  • IL Legislators Back Tax 'Transparency'
    Democratic leaders in the Illinois General Assembly are backing legislation requiring some corporations to reveal their income-tax bills. Senate President…
  • Racers Win Against Lipscomb
    In Racer basketball, the men’s team racked up their 14th straight road win against Lipscomb 88 to 79 last night in Nashville. The win brings the Racers to…
  • Another Blow for IL Anti-Eavesdropping Law
    The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to an Illinois anti-eavesdropping law. The high court let stand a lower-court ruling Monday that said the law…
  • Ortley Beach, N.J.: The aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
    Top Stories: Cairo Clashes; Fiscal Cliff Talks; Sandy's Huge Costs
    Also: Deal reached on Greek debt and aid; Arafat's grave is opened; North Korea may be preparing a rocket test; Powerball jackpot continues to grow.
  • The mysterious, most-interesting, super-sexy North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (And if you believe all that, you may be reading too many reports from Chinese media.)
    Attention Chinese Media: Kim Jong Un Is 2012's Most Interesting Man
    People's Daily Online gave big play to The Onion's declaration that Kim Jong Un is 2012's sexiest man. Can we convince the Chinese news media that he's even more than that?
  • Is It Wise To Bank At Big Box Retailers?
    Big box stores sell groceries, tools, and now even offer home mortgages. But critics warn the financial products aren't regulated like they are at banks. Host Michel Martin discusses the pros and cons of big box banking with New York Times business reporter Stephanie Clifford.
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